Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.
Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process.
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but, unlike charity, it should end there.
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along, and you're prepared for it.
Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.